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Title: The great plateau of northern Rhodesia, being some impressions of the Tanganyika Plateau
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Gouldsbury, Cullen
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Publisher: E. Arnold,
Contributing Library: Gumberg Library, Duquesne University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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t pay the original cost offreight and something over to represent middlemans profit.Besides which, all articles bought in South Africa carrySouth African duty, whereas at the moment of writingthere is no import duty in North-Eastern Rhodesia exceptupon arms, ammunition, and liquor. For all practical purposes 6d. per lb. added to the retailprice of an article in England will represent its pricelanded upon the Plateau. There are, naturally, variationsaccording to the distance of the particular station fromthe port of entry, but 6d. may be taken as a fair average. The following hst, compiled by the late Mr. RobertCodrington when Administrator, was intended to serveas a guide to officials entering the country for the firsttime. It may be taken as representing the minimumrequired by a bachelor, and thus serves as a good basisfor discussion :— 1. Sporting rifle and D.B. shot-gun. 2. Light vests or undershirts. 3. Light drawers. 4. Merino socks. 5. Cotton or flannel shirts without collars.
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WAYS AND MEANS 313 6. Suits of light tweed. 7. Suits of khaki or similar material. 8. Strong, but not heavy boots and shoes. 9. General clothing as worn in England in summer for use at headquarters of districts. 10. Sweater. 11. Waterproof. 12. Overcoat. 13. Strong camp-bed (A. and N.). 14. Blankets and sheets. 15. Camp table and chair. 16. Travelling-bath. 17. Tin uniform-cases. Let us consider the above in detail. Item No. 1 has beendiscussed in Chapter XIII. Items 2 to 4 are indispensable,and may be passed without comment. No. 5. Silk and wool will probably be found preferableto either cotton or flannel, and will better stand theloving attentions of ultra-energetic washboys, A supply ofgood drill shooting-shirts, with turned-down collars andbreast-pockets, should be taken; half a dozen will probablysuffice. The most important point is that they shouldbe of dark kliaki, which will not fade in washing, prefer-ably a kind of heather-mixture shade in which greenpredominates, if suitabl

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